The most improved metrics are Trading Approvals up 6% and pumping performance up 4% on 2007. This resulted in a Fleet Performance Score that Exceeds Expectations resulting in a pro - rata bonus of 3.38%.

I am therefore very pleased to advise you that the 2008 Fleet Performance Bonus payout will be 2.5% + 3.38% = 5.88%
For BPMSS officers the FPB will be paid with your March salaries. Eligibility for officers and ratings will be as per FIN 57 - 08.
For Filipino Ratings who are on a fee based contract you will receive a FPB based on the amounts detailed below per 1% of FPB which approximately equates to the same payout % bonus as the salaried officers and this will also be paid with your March wages if you are on board ship . If you are on leave on 31st March this will be paid on your return to a BP Shipping operated vessel.
Rank -Filipino Ratings USD per 1% of FPB Bosun 113 Pumpman 113 Fitter 113 Chief Cook 113 2nd Cook 92 Motorman 92 AB
92
Messman 66 OS 66

Finally, I would like to thank you all for delivering a very good performance during 2008 as we completed our fleet expansion and continued to build our marine operational capability within the Fleet and ashore. I believe this year will be more challenging, as we continue our journey together towards world class safety and operational performance. The external recessionary environment will challenge us to drive out waste and unnecessary cost whilst searching for ways to improve efficiency. If we can balance all these things and continue to deliver performance then we'll be in good shape and we'll be rewarded accordingly.
kind regards

MANILA, Philippines - The tension that gripped an Iloilo town over a mayoralty row ended late Wednesday after the incumbent mayor finally heeded an order to step down.

Radio dzBB's Iloilo affiliate reported early Thursday that Calinog Mayor Salvador Divinagracia stepped down in favor of his political opponent Alex Centena at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

“I am stepping down from office, setting aside my own personal pride and interest, for the greater interest and the welfare of our people,"
Divinagracia said, after the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Commission on Elections (Comelec) declared Centena as the winner in the mayoralty race.

Divinagracia agreed to step down following negotiations with Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas Sr. and officials of the province, but lamented what he called the death of justice in the town.

After delivering his statement, Divinagracia proceeded to his residence behind the municipal hall.

For his part, Tupas lauded Divinagracia for his gesture, even as the town council assured Centena of its support.

Divinagracia earlier defied an order of the Comelec proclaiming Centena as the winner in the 2007 elections.

Before stepping down, he had continued to hold office at the municipal building, saying the order for him to step down was “technically flawed."

“How can I follow and recognize a technically flawed order? Why are they rushing things?" Divinagracia had said in an interview with online news site The News Today.

Earlier, the Iloilo Provincial Police Force beefed up the town’s police force to prevent the outbreak of violence.

Hundreds of supporters of Divinagracia have been massing up at the entrance of the municipal building since last week.

Before stepping down, Divinagracia also defied a certification of the DILG recognizing Centena as the town mayor.

For his part, Centena started discharging his functions as mayor at the water district building around 100 meters from the municipal hall.

Divinagracia and Centena were rivals in the vice mayoralty race in 2007. Divinagracia narrowly won but the Centena questioned the result.

In March 2008, Divinagracia took over as mayor after the death of then Mayor Teodoro Lao. Last January 26, the Comelec sitting as full bench ruled that Centena won by 11 votes over Divinagracia.

The Comelec served the writ of execution last Friday and installed Centena as mayor based on the rules of succession. On Monday, the DILG issued a certification recognizing Centena as the town mayor.

But Divinagracia said the Comelec order was “flawed" because it covered only the vice mayoral position, which he has already vacated when he became mayor.

MANILA, Philippines - The tension that gripped an Iloilo town over a mayoralty row ended late Wednesday after the incumbent mayor finally heeded an order to step down.

Radio dzBB's Iloilo affiliate reported early Thursday that Calinog Mayor Salvador Divinagracia stepped down in favor of his political opponent Alex Centena at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

“I am stepping down from office, setting aside my own personal pride and interest, for the greater interest and the welfare of our people,"
Divinagracia said, after the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Commission on Elections (Comelec) declared Centena as the winner in the mayoralty race.

Divinagracia agreed to step down following negotiations with Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas Sr. and officials of the province, but lamented what he called the death of justice in the town.

After delivering his statement, Divinagracia proceeded to his residence behind the municipal hall.

For his part, Tupas lauded Divinagracia for his gesture, even as the town council assured Centena of its support.

Divinagracia earlier defied an order of the Comelec proclaiming Centena as the winner in the 2007 elections.

Before stepping down, he had continued to hold office at the municipal building, saying the order for him to step down was “technically flawed."

“How can I follow and recognize a technically flawed order? Why are they rushing things?" Divinagracia had said in an interview with online news site The News Today.

Earlier, the Iloilo Provincial Police Force beefed up the town’s police force to prevent the outbreak of violence.

Hundreds of supporters of Divinagracia have been massing up at the entrance of the municipal building since last week.

Before stepping down, Divinagracia also defied a certification of the DILG recognizing Centena as the town mayor.

For his part, Centena started discharging his functions as mayor at the water district building around 100 meters from the municipal hall.

Divinagracia and Centena were rivals in the vice mayoralty race in 2007. Divinagracia narrowly won but the Centena questioned the result.

In March 2008, Divinagracia took over as mayor after the death of then Mayor Teodoro Lao. Last January 26, the Comelec sitting as full bench ruled that Centena won by 11 votes over Divinagracia.

The Comelec served the writ of execution last Friday and installed Centena as mayor based on the rules of succession. On Monday, the DILG issued a certification recognizing Centena as the town mayor.

But Divinagracia said the Comelec order was “flawed" because it covered only the vice mayoral position, which he has already vacated when he became mayor. mayad ja mabuksan duman ang daan nga bulangan. he he he:p